DOJ & FBI

Stories about the Justice Department and the FBI: prosecutions and investigations, leadership changes, internal reviews and court fights over the department's actions. Coverage often splits on whether a given case reflects fair enforcement or political pressure, and on how much to trust the agencies involved. Each pair here puts a left-leaning and a right-leaning headline about the same DOJ or FBI story side by side, so you can see where the two sides agree and where they differ.

32 pairs · updated Oct 28

  • Arrest in FBI hack exposing employee data

    Suspect arrested in FBI hack that exposed employee information

    The hack exposed personal information from thousands of bureau employees.

    Kash Patel announces arrest of suspected ShinyHunters co-conspirator after FBI jobs portal breach

    gov data breach and third-party vendor hack.

  • Federal judge rules against DOJ policy on state voter rolls

    Judge strikes down DOJ's policy of reviewing state voter rolls

    A federal judge has struck down the Trump administration's plan to check state voter rolls against federal immigration databases and press states to remove voters it determines are registered illegally.

    US judge rules DOJ using state voter rolls unconstitutional

    US District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan ruled that the Justice Department's push to obtain state voter rolls to check citizenship status is unconstitutional.

  • FBI foils ISIS-inspired Mall of America attack plot

    Man arrested in foiled ISIS-inspired mass shooting plot at Mall of America: Feds

    S. authorities announced.

    FBI stops Mall of America ISIS terrorist plot in yearslong sting operation

    The FBI stopped an 18-year-old man from carrying out a terrorist attack at the Mall of America in support of ISIS, the top federal prosecutor in Minnesota announced on Wednesday. S. citizen of Somali descent, was arrested and charged as part of a yearslong sting operation undertaken by the FBI.

  • FBI Director Kash Patel engagement announcement

    FBI Director Kash Patel gets engaged to longtime girlfriend

    FBI Director Kash Patel and longtime girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are announcing their engagement on social media

    Kash Patel and Alexis Wilkins announce engagement as country singer shows off stunning diamond ring

    FBI Director Kash Patel and his country singer girlfriend Alexis Wilkins are engaged.

  • Woman arrested for allegedly spying on Taiwanese president's son for China

    FBI arrests woman accused of surveilling Taiwanese president's son for China

    Wanying "Heather" Zhang, an Irvine, California, realtor, was arrested on a charge of acting as an unregistered agent of a foreign government.

    California realtor arrested at LAX for allegedly spying on son of Taiwanese president for China

    Wanying 'Heather' Zhang, 34, was taken into custody by federal agents on Sunday before she boarded a flight to Shanghai.

  • DOJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed Chair Jerome Powell

    DoJ declines to reopen investigation into former Fed chair Jay Powell

    Kevin Warsh’s predecessor had been investigated over cost overruns related to central bank renovation project The US justice department is not reopening a criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell for cost overruns related to the central bank’s building renovation project, a department spokesperson said on Friday. Attorney…

    Blanche: DOJ won’t reopen investigation into Jerome Powell

    Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department will not open its criminal investigation into former Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell following the release of an internal watchdog report that found no evidence of criminal wrongdoing. “We’re not reopening a criminal investigation into him,” Blanche told Bloomberg in an interview…

  • Massachusetts man charged with cyberstalking Katie Miller

    FBI arrests man on charge of stalking conservative podcaster Katie Miller

    The defendant is accused of contacting Katie Miller, wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, over 40 times during in less than two months.

    Massachusetts man accused of cyberstalking Katie Miller, wife of Trump aide

    A Massachusetts man was arrested and charged on Thursday for allegedly cyberstalking Katie Miller, the wife of White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. , area. The Washington Examiner later confirmed the main victim was Katie Miller after other […]

  • DOJ misconduct complaint against Minnesota federal judges

    DOJ files misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota

    Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the Justice Department had filed a judicial misconduct complaint against federal judges in Minnesota after they spoke with the New York Times.

    Minnesota federal judges face DOJ misconduct complaint after speaking to media during active lawsuits

    The Justice Department announced indictments Wednesday against 10 foreign nationals accused of election-related offenses in Minnesota and filed a novel judicial misconduct complaint targeting nearly the state’s entire active federal district court bench, escalating the Trump administration’s quarrels with judges in the state. S. […]

  • DOJ asks Supreme Court on transgender medical care in prisons

    DOJ asks Supreme Court to allow policy ending medical care for transgender inmates

    The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to revive for now a policy cutting off medical interventions and social accommodations for transgender inmates.

    DOJ pleads with Supreme Court to save ban on transgender treatments in federal prisons

    The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to enforce a Bureau of Prisons policy banning hormone therapy and accommodations for transgender inmates.

  • FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey resigns

    FBI co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns

    Federal Bureau of Investigation co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey is resigning from the bureau to spend time with his family, he announced in a post on social media.

    FBI Co-Deputy Director Andrew Bailey resigns after year in role

    Andrew Bailey cited family reasons for his FBI resignation, expressing confidence that Kash Patel will continue reform efforts and restore public trust.

  • Blanche defends White House media ban as privilege not right

    Blanche defends Trump’s White House media ban: ‘It is a privilege, not a right’

    US attorney general argues that president was ‘sick and tired’ of inaccurate reporting by CNN, MS Now and Politico Donald Trump’s attorney general Todd Blanche argued on Sunday that the administration was permitted to ban three news outlets from the White House because “it is a privilege and not a right to be there”. Appearing on the ABC News program This…

    Blanche reiterates national security concerns justify White House reporter ban

    Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the White House’s reporter ban on Sunday, reiterating that it was implemented for national security purposes. “Well, the president hasn’t denied access, that’s not the right way to describe it,” Blanche said while speaking with Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s This Week. She asked Blanche to justify the lack of […]

  • DOJ defends Trump White House media ban in court

    DOJ defends Trump ban of 3 news outlets, says White House access is a 'privilege — not a right'

    The Department of Justice also argued President Trump was motivated by national security concerns in banning MS NOW, CNN and Politico from the White House.

    Trump media ban faces uphill climb as judge weighs lawsuit by three news outlets

    ” The decision, which could have a quick turnaround following Wednesday’s hearing, is likely to turn less on the president’s broad authority […]

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